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Paris FC

Pierre Lees-Melou

Position
Defensive midfielder
Nationality
France
Height
185 cm
Games
9
9 starts
Minutes
798
89 a game
Goals
0
0.3 xG
Assists
0
0.4 xA

Player profile

798 min · vs 103 defensive midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Ball-winning defensive midfielder

Lees-Melou wins the ball, with tackles at percentile 86, and wins 61.1% of his duels, percentile 92. He keeps it tidily. He offers little creatively and wins few aerial battles. From 798 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Tackles. 3.04 tackles per 90, percentile 86.

  • Wins his duels. Duels won at 61.1%, percentile 92.

  • Safe in possession. Pass accuracy of 90.2%, percentile 70.

Areas for development

  • Little creation. 0.05 expected assists per 90, percentile 24, and chances created at percentile 23.

  • Weak in the air. 0.34 aerials won per 90, percentile 15.

Similar players

  • Sandro Tonali Tottenham HotspurDuels won 92 v 95 and pass accuracy 70 v 68.
  • Facundo Bernal Real BetisTackles 86 v 78 and non-penalty xG 31 v 31.
  • Matteo Prati Racing SantanderAerials won 15 v 23 and key passes 27 v 33.

Against 104 defensive midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of defensive midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 2 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, left (18%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 26%, Middle third 59%, Final third 14%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Ligue 19798000.310.310.44967.39

9 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.39
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.4 v Nice, 30 Aug. Hover or tap a bar.